passed 2025/2026
Definition - correct answer ✔PSE is a combination of ASL and English.
History/Background - correct answer ✔PSE was modified and developed after SEE2 in 1970s
History and Background - correct answer ✔There is no specific origin of PSE
History and Background - correct answer ✔Members of the deaf community began using the mixture
of ASL and English, mainly those who learned ASL alter in life and English as their first language, to
communicate with others in the community.
History and Background - correct answer ✔It is commonly used today in the Deaf community as wall as
by those who know both English and ASL
Purpose - correct answer ✔PSE serves as a communication link between two groups that have a
language barrier
Purpose - correct answer ✔PSE combines signs, facial expressions, and body languages of ASL in English
word order to help deaf and hearing people better communicate that is effective and intimate
Purpose - correct answer ✔It helps to identify the Deaf Community from the rest of society
Principle Proponents/ Guidelines for Use - correct answer ✔Uses ASL signs and English grammar
Principle Proponents/ Guidelines for Use - correct answer ✔May not use indefinite articles such as
"and" and "the"